Shovelling boulevards

I resent that Bill
wlburton said:
....I'm noticing that our more southerly members are not chiming in on this one for some reason.....
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Just because I live on the other side of the world doesn't mean I live on another planet....Oohh wait. Sunshine, sand, warm water,...perhaps I do!


Nah Billy
Bill Gruby said:
Quote from my Dad, " You youngsters have no clue what snow is, I used to walk 3 miles to school in 4 feet of snow, uphill both ways.
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to quote my grandpa, "we were so poor we lived in a pothole in the road. The only time we got a bath was when it rained!

Cheers Phil
 
A 6" vise is overkill for a RF45 style mill. A 4" is more appropiate for that size mill & IMO 5" max. I have a 5" GMT vise on my PM45 & it's slightly too big. Not enough Y axis travel to make use of the 5" full capacity. Better to save your money rather than getting something too big & most importantly the weight. I take my vise of the table quite often, a 6" is still light enough for me to be carried by hand but I'm glad I have a 5". I also have a 4" vise as well. I prefer the 5" though.

But those GMT 6" Premium vises are pretty nice. I'd love to have one but don't need one on my current mill. But if you plan on upgrading to a full size knee mill in the future than the 6" will be perfect.


Here's what the 5" looks like on my mill.
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I couldn't even complete this cut without my bellows & DRO scale getting in the way. Not enough Y travel & the 5" vise is not even maxed out.
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Here's what a 6" vise looks like on another PM45 (gt40's)
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The last time we experienced a shut down was in the 70s. We got one storm that delivered 7 feet of the white stuff. The whole State was shut down. I was working when it started and did not leave the plant for the next 4 days. Awesome pay check that week, LOL .

"Billy G"
 
Snow, what is snow? I've heard it's white fluffy stuff that falls from the sky, don't get it here in down under. Not unless you go up into the mountains.
 
How about some pics of the connection to the blower?

"Billy G"
 
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